Association of the COVID-19 Pandemic With Outcomes After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Retrospective Comparative Study Examining Changes in Health Care Access, Delivery, and Functional Outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Structured rehabilitation optimizes outcomes and reduces reinjury risk after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic interrupted standard rehabilitation, possibly affecting ACLR outcomes.

Purpose

To characterize changes to ACLR functional outcomes related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Study design

Cohort study; Level of evidence, 3.

Methods

Patients who underwent ACLR between June 11, 2019, and March 11, 2020, (postpandemic group) were compared retrospectively with those who underwent ACLR the year before (June 11, 2018, to March 11, 2019). A mixed-effects linear regression model was used to estimate group differences in isokinetic quadriceps testing. A Kaplan-Meier analysis assessed the probability of a

SUBMITTER: Steiner Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11500221 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature